Brazilian judge in 'fight against organized crime' murdered in front of her home

The coffin with the remains of Judge Patricia Acioli is carried to her burial site in Niteroi, Brazil on August 12. The 47-year-old judge, who sent death-squad members to jail, was gunned down in front of her house late Thursday.

Felipe Dana / AP

A girl cries during the funeral of Judge Patricia Acioli in Niteroi, Brazil, on August 12. Gabriel Wedy, president of the Association of Federal Judges, said in a statement that Acioli was a "martyr in the fight against organized crime." Known as a hard-line judge, Acioli was one of 12 names on a list of people "marked for death" found with a recently arrested drug trafficking suspect, said Wedy.